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Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jul 13, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a PCU/Oncology Float Pool position requiring 2 years of PCU experience, Chemo certification, and an active CA RN license.
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Float pool position covering up to four hospital campuses across the San Diego area — travelers must be comfortable rotating between all assigned locations
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Unit covers PCU/IMU float across general medicine, surgical, neuro, oncology, cardiac, and orthopedic patient populations
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Patient ratios: IMU 1:3, Telemetry 1:4, Med/Surg 1:5
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May float down to Med/Surg when census permits, and may also float to the Emergency Department Inpatient Overflow (EDIP)
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Day shift, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00–19:00)
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4-week schedules are provided two weeks in advance — no blocked or self-scheduling
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RNs receive a call 2 hours before their shift indicating which facility they will work that day
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EMR: Epic and Pyxis (Cerner experience also preferred)
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Active CA RN license required
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Minimum 2 years of PCU experience required
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Chemotherapy (Chemo) certification required
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Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
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Experience required: IV starts, telemetry monitoring, phlebotomy, and arterial line (A-line) management
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Must pass a EKG exam (pass/fail, up to 3 attempts)
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At least one supervisory, director, or manager reference from within the past year, from a relevant unit, is required for consideration
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A second professional reference from within the past 2 years (charge nurse, co-worker, or educator) is also required
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
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Local candidates are accepted
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Candidates who have previously worked at this health system must be approved before an assignment can begin
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No RTO (time off requests) permitted within the first 2 weeks of the assignment; RTO requests must be submitted at the time of initial consideration and cannot be changed once submitted
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Former employees must have been separated for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler
